turmoil

英 [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]

美 [ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]

n.  动乱; 骚动; 混乱; 焦虑

复数：turmoils　过去式：turmoiled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 动乱；骚动；混乱；焦虑
  a state of great anxiety and confusion
  1. emotional/mental/political turmoil
     纷乱的情绪；精神上的混乱；政治动乱
  2. His statement threw the court into turmoil .
     他的陈述使得法庭陷入一片混乱。
  3. Her mind was in (a) turmoil .
     她心乱如麻。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 混乱;动荡;骚乱;恐慌
  Turmoilis a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.
  1. ...the political turmoil in South Africa.
     南非的政治动荡
  2. Her marriage was in turmoil...
     她的婚姻一团糟。
  3. Your mind is in such a turmoil you do not know what you are saying.
     你心烦意乱，根本不知道自己在说什么。

英英释义

noun

• disturbance usually in protest
  Synonym:agitationexcitementupheavalhullabaloo
• violent agitation
  Synonym:tumult
• a violent disturbance
  1. the convulsions of the stock market
  Synonym:convulsionupheaval

双语例句

• The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
  革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。
• My mind is in a turmoil.
  我心里很乱。
• This latest crisis has thrown the government into turmoil.
  最近的一次危机使政府陷入了混乱之中。
• My emotional turmoil had drained me.
  纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。
• His mind was in a turmoil.
  他心里麻乱极了。
• Something similar seems to be happening after years of economic crisis and political turmoil in Greece.
  在经过多年的希腊经济危机和政治动荡之后，现在似乎在发生类似的事情。
• True, the US has been hurt by the current turmoil but so have many others.
  的确，当前的混乱伤害了美国，但也伤害了许多其它国家。
• The Asian financial turmoil has also exposed areas of weaknesses which we need to confront and to overcome.
  亚洲金融风暴也暴露了我们需要面对和克服香港存在的弱点。
• Her marriage was in turmoil
  她的婚姻一团糟。
• The financial market turmoil of last year may well have hurt China life more than it hurt its rivals.
  去年，金融市场动荡给中国人寿造成的损害也许超过了它给该公司竞争对手带来的伤害。